Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia median real estate price is $55,258, which is less expensive than 97.9% of Texas neighborhoods and 98.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia is currently $792, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 99.2% of Texas neighborhoods.
Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Roma, Texas.
Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 24.7%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 92.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (55.4%) than found in 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
In addition, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 86.2% of the neighborhoods in TX. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.
In the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 32.8% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood than in 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 13.8% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.3% of all neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 83.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 85.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood in Roma are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 55.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood, 48.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 20.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.7%), and 15.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 85.2% of households. Some people also speak English (14.8%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood in Roma, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (83.4%). In addition, 32.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Campobello Colonia / Campobello Number 2 Colonia neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. However, there is also a significant group of residents (13.8%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (44.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (32.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.